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Wednesday, May 7, 2014 - 06:36
Amnesty International has criticized Azerbaijani authorities for human rights abuses as Baku gets ready to assume the six-month chairmanship of the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe on 14 May 2014.
Monday, May 5, 2014 - 13:22
Maliya said officials from Turkmenistan's Lebap Province, including the provincial prosecutor's office, and from Turkmenistan's border guards met with officials from Afghanistan's Qarqeen and Khamyab districts.
Monday, May 5, 2014 - 13:02
The embassy's statement says "the United States is proud to cooperate on a range of issues including enhancing regional security, increasing space for trade and economic engagement, and strengthening support for civil society and human rights."
Friday, May 2, 2014 - 12:44
“I feel strongly that as we work closely with Azerbaijan on energy issues, we must also engage them just as forcefully on the declining human rights situation as part of our overall concern for energy security in the region,” U.S. Senator Ben Cardin, a Maryland Democrat, said in a statement to RFE/RL.
Friday, May 2, 2014 - 12:43
The New York-based watchdog Human Rights Watch (HRW) has condemned Azerbaijani authorities for "harassing and engaging in oppressive tactics" against prominent human rights defender Leyla Yunus.
Wednesday, April 30, 2014 - 08:02
In Baykhanov's words, those principles mean "to work for the independence of the Turkmen people, to prevent the authorities' criminal actions against the people, like jailing innocent people, demolishing houses, depriving people of property.
Wednesday, April 30, 2014 - 07:58
Backers of Russian actions in Ukraine are using the ribbon to show support for the invasion of Crimea and opposition to the new Ukrainian government in Kyiv.
Tuesday, April 29, 2014 - 09:22
Saidumar Husaini, deputy chairman of the opposition Islamic Renaissance Party, told reporters in Dushanbe on April 29 that about 15 unknown individuals attacked him, his son, and a member of his party's supreme council on April 28.
Tuesday, April 29, 2014 - 09:13
Bagirov told RFE/RL that she is most likely being detained in connection with the recent arrest of journalist, Rauf Mirqadirov, who was extradited from Turkey and arrested on his arrival to Baku on April 20 on charges of spying for Armenia.
Sunday, April 27, 2014 - 15:38
In an April 25 interview in Prague with RFE/RL's Georgian Service, Margvelashvili said he has hope Russia will understand that an independent and sovereign Georgia "does not pose any threat to Russia's vital interests."